A former Missouri Pacific GP38-2 switches the former Cotton Belt yard in Jonesboro. That nice old wooden SSW depot is about to be razed, replaced by a metal 'improvement'.
In a few weeks - or maybe even days - that 475 will be replaced by a new BN number. Too soon after that, green and black will cover the Mandarin red and white.
The Lafayette turn has just left the former CofG branch and is running on rights toward Opelika via CSX. Won't be long until NS spins this line off and it becomes the Pine Belt Southern.
After letting the Pittsburg dodger (long-distance local in KCS parlance) slip into the passing track, the engineer aboard the lead ACe of a PRB coal train is restarting his train.